Showing posts with label Grand Master. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grand Master. Show all posts

Monday, August 19, 2013

8.19.2013 [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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"The Palace" poster


According to news reports, "The Palace" features S&M, 'forbidden/ambiguous love', and Zhou Dongyu's most challenging role to date.

THR: China's Wanda Pushing Film Credentials With 'The Palace'
The movie is a love story set during the Qing Dynasty and features Zhou Dongyu, who made a big splash for her role in Zhang Yimou’s Under The Hawthorn Tree, and also features Lu Yi, Zhao Liying and Chen Xiao.


Zhao Liying and Zhou Dongyu develop "feelings" for each other
More publicity stills at HKMDB

On the back of ongoing movie theater building in China, Wang's Dalian Wanda Group bought North America's AMC Entertainment last year for $2.6 billion, making it the largest exhibitor in the world.


"Tiny Times" posters



Touted as the Chinese Sex and the City, the glitzy chick flick, which broke China’s opening-day records, follows four best friends in Shanghai as they totter around on Manolo Blahniks pursuing love and career success. [And what brand were Brigitte Lin's heels, so lovingly polished by Takeshi Kaneshiro, in "Chungking Express"? Yep, Manolo Blahnik.]

"Chungking Express"

NYT: A Kung Fu That Maims and Romances - Wong Kar-wai on His New Film, ‘The Grandmaster’
The American edit, with his approval, adds explanatory titles, character names and some different footage and hews to a more linear chronology.

Additional details on Roy Chow's upcoming Wong Fei-hung film
THR: Hong Kong's Edko Films Unveils Kung-Fu Project 'Rise of the Legend'
While the actor playing the lead role of Wong Fei-hung is not yet unannounced, the film will star Sammo Hung (Ip Man 2) as the kung fu master's mentor, as well as Jing Boran (The Bullet Vanishes), and martial arts champion-turned-actorZhang Jin (The Grandmaster).


Thursday, February 25, 2010

2.25.2010 - News

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Fire of Conscience formerly Fire Dragon - Richie Ren

Leon Lai




Gillian Chung
Ronald Cheng
Once Upon a Chinese Classic


Tse is also working hard on his image in the film, hoping to create a brand new character completely unique from his previous works.
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi's screen time in the film will also be greatly reduced. The 31-year-old was recently embroiled in a donation fund scandal for not giving the full amount of one million yuan she promised to remit to the Sichuan earthquake.
And that is not the end of the development hell for the film project. The crew was not given the green light to shoot in Foshan, China, and had no choice but to relocate to Shenyang. As filming conditions in Shenyang were undesirable, the schedule got further pushed back.
In 2004, Leung, who plays Ip Man, was slated to begin martial arts training for his role in the film. However, Leung suffered a ski injury and had to rest for six months, causing filming for "The Grand Master" to be pushed back.
A visionary and an exceptional director of Hong Kong cinema, Patrick Lung Kong was ahead of his time in farsighted portrayals of neglected issues and bold confrontations of sensitive social topics. He left an indelible imprint as one of the most original and uncompromising auteurs of the 1960s and 70s. His unique approach to filmmaking might have been met with mixed reactions but his influence is long-lasting.

Chen Kaige's Zhao's Orphan set to begin filming at the end of March has been delayed due to delay in constructing the set. This puts the target for next year's Lunar New Year in jeopardy. (Sina)


Wang Xiaoshuai, Gao Yuanyuan, Fan Bingbing (Sina)

Joey Yung, Charlene Choi

Charlene Choi

Joey Yung

Raymond Lam
Emerald Pearl/Jade Pearl has been shooting in the forest in the cold, rain and snow. (Xinhua)